In Seattle, the risks pedestrians face don’t fall evenly across the population. Some people spend far more time near traffic, crossing arterials, walking along shoulders, moving through corridors built for speed rather than safety. For those without stable housing, that exposure is part of daily and almost mandatory movement. After a crash, the circumstances can...
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If you’ve spent any time in the University District, you already know how it goes. The Ave gets packed between classes, people spill off the sidewalks, bikes cut through wherever they can, and cars… they’re right there with you. Sometimes too close. You don’t need stats to know how often things get messy. You’ve probably...
Losing someone is always overwhelming. And if you are reading this during a hard time, we are sorry and willing to help without any cost. In a moment where time should be reserved for grieving, families are often forced into something else entirely: questions, paperwork, and the growing pressure of dealing with insurance companies that...
The Advocates 9 min read For more than 35 years, The Advocates has stood beside injury victims across Washington, Oregon, and California; recovering more than $500 million on our clients behalf. We believe in honest, open communication, personalized support, and building every case ready to go to trial to pursue the best possible outcome. Legally...
Motorcycle crashes are not rare on Washington roads. Figures from statewide crash reporting tracked by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and WSDOT data recorded 1,912 motorcycle crashes in 2025, including 100 fatalities and 508 serious injuries. (Reports updated March 2023) Behind those statistics are real riders dealing with a practical problem after a crash: how...
Truck and Car Crashes Comparison: What the Data Actually Shows If you remember one thing, let it be this: truck crashes are different because physics is different. A fully loaded semi-truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. The average passenger vehicle weighs roughly 3,000. When those two vehicles collide, force distribution is not equal. The...
Overview Total crashes: 100,394 Fatalities: 609 Serious injuries: 2,544 Moderate injuries: 11,774 No apparent injury: 71,917 This is a structural shift in outcome distribution. For decades, crash volumes near 90,000 typically produced injury counts at comparable scale. In 2025, the injury‑to‑crash ratio compresses sharply: most crashes now resolve without documented physical injury, while harm concentrates...
The Advocates 11 min read For more than 35 years, The Advocates has stood beside injury victims across Washington, Oregon, and California; recovering more than $500 million on our clients behalf. We believe in honest, open communication, personalized support, and building every case ready to go to trial to pursue the best possible outcome. Legally...
When people picture a deadly crash, they usually imagine the impact itself: two vehicles colliding, twisted metal, shattered glass. But in reality, many traffic deaths don’t happen at the moment of impact. They happen after—in the minutes that follow, before professional help arrives. Decades of trauma research point to the same conclusion: a significant share...
Photo by Clay Elliot Spokane recorded 2,826 traffic crashes in 2025. Twenty-one of them were fatal. More than 970 people were injured across all levels of severity, a ratio that matters in a city this size: roughly one out of every three crashes involved an injury, and one in every 135 ended in a death....